Susan Griffin is an American poet and essayist. She has written over a dozen books, including the National Book Award-nominated A Chorus of Stones: The Private Life of War. Her work often focuses on feminism, ecology, and peace. In her poem “Love Should Grow up Like an Wild Iris in the Fields,” Griffin explores the … Read more
“Here” is a poem by Philip Larkin that was first published in 1964. The poem is about the speaker’s experience of coming to a new place and feeling like an outsider. The speaker in “Here” describes the feeling of being in a new place and not belonging. They talk about how they don’t know anyone … Read more
Hiroshima is a city in Japan that was destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II. Welcome to Hiroshima is a poem that commemorates the lives lost in the bombing and encourages people to remember the tragedy so that it may never be repeated. The poem begins with the speaker describing the city of … Read more
Craig Raine is a British poet, best known for his poem “A Martian Sends A Postcard Home.” The poem is a series of short, seemingly unrelated images that cumulatively create a picture of what it might be like to experience Earth from the perspective of a Martian. Craig Raine was born in 1944 in Oxford, … Read more
On Monsieur’s Departure is a poem written by Queen Elizabeth I of England. The poem is a farewell to her cousin, Henri III of France, who was leaving for his homeland. The poem is notable for its use of rhyme and its expression of Elizabeth’s deep affection for her cousin. The poem begins with Elizabeth … Read more
The poem “Before I Got My Eye Put Out” by Emily Dickinson is a poem about loss and grief. The speaker in the poem is talking about how she used to be able to see the world clearly, but now her vision is clouded by her tears. She talks about how she can no longer … Read more